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Canada’s Largest Sake Festival「Kampai Toronto 2020 Virtual」| June 18 at 7PM

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FOOD & DRINK SAKE 06/03/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

Kampai Toronto is happening online This Year! To celebrate its tradition of holding Canada’s largest sake festival since the first Kampai Toronto in 2012, we are hosting an exciting virtual event “Spirit of Kampai” at […]

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“Golden Kamuy” shedding light on Japan’s Indigenous people Ainu

Anime & Game BOOK BOOK & FILMS MANGA 06/02/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The manga Golden Kamuy has it all: a treasure hunt, comedic relief, gripping action scenes, and beautiful art, and representation of Japan’s Indigenous people, Ainu. This critically acclaimed manga which takes place in the late Meiji Era […]

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Palm-of-the-Hand Stories by Yasunari Kawabata

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 05/31/2020 by Kevin Jae

Some of these short, short stories felt shocking and absurd, either because of Kawabatan intention or because of the brutal reduction of the narrative–or both: Kawabata was an avant-garde writer back in the day, influenced […]

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World’s oldest living man passed away in Japan

Current topics JAPAN NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 05/26/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

The Japanese man credited smiling to his longevity. https://t.co/Kgozh23K4p — HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 25, 2020 The world’s oldest living man, Chitetsu Watanabe, died last Sunday at the age of 112. He once said that the […]

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I love you to the moon and back no more: Japanese billionaire calls off a moon partner

Entertainment NEWS & POLITICS 05/24/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

In September 2018, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announced that he will be the first tourist to fly around the moon in 2023. He hosted reality show to search for the perfect candidate. However, last month, […]

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Japanese fans ecstatic to see Takako Matsu perform at Academy Awards

Entertainment NEWS & POLITICS 05/19/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, broadcast Sunday from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, featured an international performance of “Into the Unknown,” an Oscar-nominated song from Disney’s “Frozen 2.” Idina Menzel, who plays Elsa in the original […]

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Makeup artist Kazu Hiro wins second Academy Award for work on “Bombshell”, refuses to be titled as “Japanese”

Current topics JAPAN NEWS & POLITICS 05/17/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Kazu Hiro, 50, formerly known as Kazuhiro Tsuji, was awarded Monday for this year’s Academy Award for best makeup and hairstyling. The four-time nominee shared the nomination with colleagues Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker for […]

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【5.15.9PM】LIVE STREAM SAKE BREWERY TOUR！『Shuhari in Kyoto, Japan』

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES FOOD & DRINK SAKE 05/13/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

LIVE STREAM SAKE BREWERY TOUR! Join us on Friday the 15th at 9pm Toronto time, for an exclusive sake brewery tour with Shuhari (Sawaya Matsumoto) in Kyoto, Japan. Virtual Brewery Tour (via zoom) Friday, May […]

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Dance by Japan’s Indigenous Ainu dropped from Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 05/12/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Japan’s commitment to the rights of Ainu people questioned   Members of the Ainu community from Hokkaido had been expecting to showcase their culture to the world in a dance at the Olympic stadium, but […]

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Japan’s economy is on the edge of recession The country’s economy shrinks at fastest rate since 2014

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 05/10/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Data shows that Japan has suffered its worst quarter since 2014. Economics fear that Japan could fall into recession this year, especially with the coronavirus that is hitting countries on the bad sides. Real GDP […]

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